&§^--..... .....--^§&
§^--...... ......--^§
^--....... .......--^
--........ ........--
-......... .........-
--........ the honey is a condensation of a thick ........--
^--....... liquid, inherent to all mazes. .......--^
§^--...... ......--^§
&§^--..... ######################################## .....--^§&
@&§^--.... ........................................ ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. the kirugu vargir desert, in the .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. underlying tunnels. it's use and ..--^§&@¶#
¶@&§^--... possession is illegal within the city. ...--^§&@¶
@&§^--.... ....--^§&@
&§^--..... .....--^§&
§^--...... -------------- ......--^§
^--....... - properties - .......--^
--........ -------------- ........--
-......... .........-
--........ the honey is a reddish amber, very ........--
^--....... viscous (but still pourable). it smells .......--^
§^--...... slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ......--^§
&§^--..... mostly bitter taste. .....--^§&
@&§^--.... ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... it's highly addictive, and possess ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. strong psychotropic effects. ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. ..--^§&@¶#
¶@&§^--... -------------- ...--^§&@¶
@&§^--.... - collection - ....--^§&@
&§^--..... -------------- .....--^§&
§^--...... ......--^§
^--....... the honey materializes in vaccuums .......--^
--........ within any labyrinthine space. the more ........--
-......... folded and ambiguous, the faster it .........-
--........ emerges. the cavernous systems under ........--
^--....... the desert of kirugu serves this .......--^
§^--...... purpose very well - the lizards use ......--^§
&§^--..... pumps to empty small boxes or jars of .....--^§&
@&§^--.... air, which then are left overnight and ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... harvested the next day. ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ..--^§&@¶#
¶@&§^--... veszelle city to keep a few jars (often ...--^§&@¶
@&§^--.... hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ....--^§&@
&§^--..... made for this purpose). however, these .....--^§&
§^--...... may take weeks to fill. ......--^§
^--....... .......--^
--........ ........--
-......... ------------- .........-
--........ - as a drug - ........--
^--....... ------------- .......--^
§^--...... ......--^§
&§^--..... . one spoon . .....--^§&
@&§^--.... ..... ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... the drug is used by the lizards in ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. these small (but often continuous) ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. doses. this heightens the senses .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ..--^§&@¶#
¶@&§^--... ability to multi-task - context ...--^§&@¶
@&§^--.... switching might take longer and be more ....--^§&@
&§^--..... confusing. .....--^§&
§^--...... ......--^§
^--....... .......--^
--........ . four spoons . ........--
-......... ..... .........-
--........ multitasking becomes very hard (the ........--
^--....... thought does not occur). senses more .......--^
§^--...... acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ......--^§
&§^--..... inner perceptions take the upper hand, .....--^§&
@&§^--.... abstraction and memory faculties are ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... sharpened severely. slight telepathy ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. sense of thirst dissappears. still easy .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. to move around the body (if so ..--^§&@¶#
¶@&§^--... inclined). ...--^§&@¶
@&§^--.... ....--^§&@
&§^--..... .....--^§&
§^--...... . seven spoons . ......--^§
^--....... ..... .......--^
--........ the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ........--
-......... normal stimuli, but able to override .........-
--........ their own senses with dreamlike ........--
^--....... imagery. sharing of thoughts with other .......--^
§^--...... eaters, mood reading of those who stay ......--^§
&§^--..... sober (worth noting that the thoughts .....--^§&
@&§^--.... are very fragmented and hard to ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... decipher, unless you are at a similar ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. level of spoons). at this point the ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. body is hard to move, and starts losing .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. water. ..--^§&@¶#
¶@&§^--... ...--^§&@¶
@&§^--.... ....--^§&@
&§^--..... . nine spoons and above . .....--^§&
§^--...... ..... ......--^§
^--....... overdose. body losing water quickly, .......--^
--........ and is completely unable to move. there ........--
-......... is intermittent thought sharing with .........-
--........ sober persons (although ........--
^--....... unintelligible). memeories are sharded .......--^
§^--...... or not formed. ......--^§
&§^--..... .....--^§&
@&§^--.... ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... ----------- ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. - dangers - ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. ----------- .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. ..--^§&@¶#
¶@&§^--... most deaths are due to loss of water - ...--^§&@¶
@&§^--.... thirst is one of the last senses to ....--^§&@
&§^--..... restable after coming down, often gone .....--^§&
§^--...... for up to twenty four hours. at higher ......--^§
^--....... doses it's hard to move, even if you .......--^
--........ would remember drinking (which is also ........--
-......... made harder by the attention focusing .........-
--........ properties of the honey). ........--
^--....... .......--^
§^--...... people are known to suffer injuries ......--^§
&§^--..... from being still in unfavourable .....--^§&
@&§^--.... climates for too long, sometimes to the ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... point of death. another danger is ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. actually locomotion of the body... ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. walking around is still somewhat .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. possible after losing sight, which have ..--^§&@¶#
¶@&§^--... lead to seveal falls. additionally, ...--^§&@¶
@&§^--.... robberies of the intoxicated are common. ....--^§&@
&§^--..... .....--^§&
§^--...... lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ......--^§
^--....... to die of pure overdose (on the scale .......--^
--........ of jars of honey) before being killed ........--
-......... by thirst. there are rumors that this .........-
--........ leaves "ghosts", who will still share ........--
^--....... their thoughts long after their bodies .......--^
§^--...... are dead and gone. ......--^§
&§^--..... .....--^§&
@&§^--.... ....--^§&@
¶@&§^--... ...--^§&@¶
#¶@&§^--.. ..--^§&@¶#
##¶@&§^--. .--^§&@¶##
#¶@&§^--.. ..--^§&@¶#